Created by Stella Duffy Back in the 1990s the British government came up with this bright idea of encouraging those on the dole to set up their own businesses. So SAZ MARTIN tells them she's going to become a private eye. So now the South London "dyke detective" (her publisher's description) is ready for action, … Continue reading Saz Martin
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Frank Johnson
Created by Ed Lynskey Pseudonyms include Lyn Key (1956--) A former Army MP, FRANK JOHNSON is a thirtyish-divorcee working as a private eye and sometime gunsmith in the fictitious town of Pelham, Virginia. The town, once rural, is now being swallowed by the suburban sprawl from Washington, DC. Franks gripes a lot about his staff … Continue reading Frank Johnson
Rocky Custer (Grand Central Murder)
Created by Peter Ruric Pseudonym of George Syms Other pseudonyms include Peter Ruric (1902-66) Based on characters created by Sue MacVeigh Pseudonym of Elizabeth Custer Nearing (1898-1960) So here's an oddity — Grand Central Murder is a P.I. film based on the 1939 not-so-hard-boiled, not-so-P.I. novel of the same name by Sue MacVeigh, adapted by one … Continue reading Rocky Custer (Grand Central Murder)
The Elongated Man (aka Ralph Dibny)
Created by John Broome (writer) & Carmine Infantino (artist) RALPH DIBNY was an actual private eye in the DC universe. Well, sorta. And briefly. And only eventually. He was better known for by his super-hero monicker "ELONGATED MAN." And he was pretty much, at least at first, an intentional rip-off of Plastic Man, another very … Continue reading The Elongated Man (aka Ralph Dibny)
Sami Kierce
Created by Harlan Coben & Danny Brocklehurst Fans of the 2004 Netflix mini-series Fool Me Once, adapted from Harlan Coben's bestselling 2016 novel of the same name, may be shocked (I tell you, shocked!) to discover that that show's most intriguing character, SAMI KIERCE, is barely mentioned, appearing only in a few scenes. In the … Continue reading Sami Kierce
Amy & Steve Wheeler
Created by Richard Osman With his mega-successful Thursday Murder Club series on pause, the best-selling author in 2024 to try out a new detective team, a father and daughter combo, in the frothy We Solve Murders. AMY WHEELER is a hot shot British security specialist working for London-based Maximum Impact Solutions. Amy's married, no kids, … Continue reading Amy & Steve Wheeler
Shankarlal
Created by TamilvananPseudonym of Lakshmanan Ramanathan Chettiar The U.S. was certainly not the only country to periodically go gaga over pulp fiction. In the forties, the libraries of the Indian province of Tamil were crammed with "thuppariyum kathaigal" (detective stories) and a steady flood of crime and detective  flicks swamped local cinemas in the 1960s … Continue reading Shankarlal
Byomkesh Bakshi
Created by Saradindu Bandopaddhyay Pseudonyms include as Mouri Nodir Teere (1899-1970) Don't call BYOMKESH BAKSHI  a"private eye." Don't even call him a "detective," or an  "investigator." He doesn't like any of those words. He prefers Satyanweshi, which is inscribed on a brass plaque in front of his Kolkata (Calcutta)  home. It's the Bengali word for "The … Continue reading Byomkesh Bakshi
Bill & Sally Reardon (There’s Always a Woman)
Created by Wilson Collison  In the screwball thriller There's Always a Woman (1938, Columbia), BILL REARDON (Melvyn Douglas) quits his comfy job an investigator with the District Attorney's office to open up his own detective agency at the urging of his pushy but ditzy wife SALLY REARDON (Joan Blondell). But the agency never quite … Continue reading Bill & Sally Reardon (There’s Always a Woman)
Vince Pope
Created by Michael A. Black Author Black riffs on Hammett's The Thin Man with a string of short stories featuring former private eye VINCE POPE and his sexy (and very wealthy) socialite wife Laura. Set in the years immediately following World War II, Vince, a returning vet, decides to shuck his gig as a "pretty … Continue reading Vince Pope